New Renderings Revealed For The Met’s $500 Million Expansion on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

7:30 am on December 11, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently released new renderings for the Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing, a $500 million expansion of the world-famous institution on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Frida Escobedo Studio with Beyer Blinder Belle as the executive architect, the addition will span 126,000 square feet, including 71,000 square feet for The Met’s 20th- and 21st-century art collection, as well as 18,500 square feet of outdoor space. The new structure will rise from within the museum’s existing footprint, replacing the aging 120,000-square-foot wing that currently sits at the southwest corner of the site.

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Housing Lottery Launches for AURA at 23-10 42nd Road in Long Island City, Queens

7:00 am on December 11, 2024 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for AURA, a 37-story mixed-use building at 23-02 42nd Road in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Fogarty Finger and developed by Werwaiss Properties, the structure yields 240 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 72 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $117,360 to $218,010.

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Rolex USA Headquarters Reaches Halfway Mark at 665 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on December 10, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

At number 22 on YIMBY’s countdown of the tallest buildings under construction in New York is 665 Fifth Avenue, a 469-foot-tall office building that will house the US headquarters for Rolex in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by David Chipperfield Architects with Adamson Associates as the architect of record and developed by the Rolex Realty Company, the 28-story structure will yield 199,000 square feet of office and retail space for the world-famous watchmaker. The ground-up project is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 53rd Street.

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New Renderings Revealed for 3085 John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Jersey City, New Jersey

7:30 am on December 10, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

New renderings have been revealed for 3085 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, a two-building residential development in Jersey City, New Jersey. Designed by Hoboken-based MVMK Architecture and developed by Journal Square Estates LLC, the 12-story, 156-foot-tall complex is part of the Journal Square 2060 Redevelopment Plan and will yield 373 apartments in studio- to three-bedroom layouts, as well as 72 enclosed parking spaces, storage for 97 bicycles, and 1,356 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The 29,000-square-foot through-lot property is bound by the Pulaski Skyway to the north, John F. Kennedy Boulevard to the east, and Skillman Avenue to the west.

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